CVE-2016-5291: Improper Input Validation

A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird 45.5, Firefox ESR 45.5, and Firefox 50...

Microsoft Office Groove 'Workspace Shortcut' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Office Groove 2007 enables easier and more flexible collaboration for smaller organizations. Deploying Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and OfficeSharePoint Server 2007 together enables an integrated collaboration environment to help organizations work better together and share information...

Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign

The Necurs botnet continues to be one of the most prolific malicious spam distributors, with regular waves of carefully-crafted attachments that are used to download malware. The majority of malspam campaigns that we track are targeting Microsoft Office with documents containing either macros or...

Quant Loader Trojan Spreads Via Microsoft URL Shortcut Files

Researchers are warning of a new email phishing campaign that downloads and launches the Quant Loader trojan, capable of distributing ransomware and stealing passwords. Barracuda on Tuesday said it has been tracking emails containing zipped Microsoft internet shortcut files with a “.url” file...

OAuth 2.0 Third-Party Account Shortcut Login Authorization Hijacking Vulnerability

OAuth Open Authorization is an open web standard for authorization that allows a user to authorize a third-party mobile application to access information that the authorized user has stored on another service provider without having to give the username and password to the third-party mobile...

Microsoft Office 2007 Groove Security Bypass / Code Execution Exploit

Microsoft Office 2007 Groove contains a security bypass issue regarding 'Workspace Shortcut' files .GLK because it allows arbitrary registered URL Protocols to be passed, when only 'grooveTelespace://' URLs should be allowed, which allows execution of arbitrary code upon opening a 'GLK' file...

Microsoft Office 2007 Groove Security Bypass / Code Execution

Author: Eduardo Braun Prado Vendor Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/ Software Link: https://products.office.com/ Version: 2007 32-bits Due to the nature of the issue, it would work on the x64 version of Office 2007, but I don't know if there's one ?? Tested on: Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista/Serve...

Microsoft Office Groove - Workspace Shortcut Arbitrary Code Execution

Microsoft Office Groove - Workspace Shortcut Arbitrary Code Execution Title: MS Office Groove 'Workspace Shortcut' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability Date: September 28th, 2017. Author: Eduardo Braun Prado Vendor Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/ Software Link: https://products.office.com/...

Microsoft Office Groove - 'Workspace Shortcut' Arbitrary Code Execution

Title: MS Office Groove 'Workspace Shortcut' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability Date: September 28th, 2017. Author: Eduardo Braun Prado Vendor Homepage: http://www.microsoft.com/ Software Link: https://products.office.com/ Version: 2007 32-bits x86 Tested on: Windows 7/Server 2008/Vista/Serve...

Microsoft Windows - LNK Shortcut File Code Execution Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits !/usr/bin/python -- coding: utf-8 -- Title : CVE-2017-8464 | LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE : 2017-8464 Authors : ykoster, nixawk Notice : Only for educational purposes. Support : python2 import struct def generateSHELLLINKHEADE...

Microsoft Windows - .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution

Microsoft Windows - .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution !/usr/bin/python -- coding: utf-8 -- Title : CVE-2017-8464 | LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE : 2017-8464 Authors : ykoster, nixawk Notice : Only for educational purposes. Support : python2 import struct def generateSHELLLINKHEADER:...

Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution

!/usr/bin/python -- coding: utf-8 -- Title : CVE-2017-8464 | LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE : 2017-8464 Authors : ykoster, nixawk Notice : Only for educational purposes. Support : python2 import struct def generateSHELLLINKHEADER: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |...

Microsoft Windows automatically executes code specified in shortcut files

Overview Microsoft Windows automatically executes code specified in shortcut LNK files. Description Microsoft Windows supports the use of shortcut or LNK files. A LNK file is a reference to a local file. Clicking on a LNK or file has essentially the same outcome as clicking on the file that is...

Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut File Code Execution

This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows Shortcut files .LNK...

Microsoft Windows - .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution (Metasploit)

Microsoft Windows - .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution Metasploit This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability', 'Description' = %q This module exploits...

CVE-2017-8464

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK fil...

Microsoft Windows LNK File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems released by Microsoft Corporation in the United States. lnk files are a type of file used to point to other files. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows LNK files. A malicious binary file containing a malicious LNK fil...

LNK remote code execution vulnerability: June 13, 2017

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PT-2017-2178

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Shell versions in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Description The issue is...

LNK Code Execution Vulnerability

This module exploits a vulnerability in the handling of Windows Shortcut files .LNK that contain a dynamic icon, loaded from a malicious DLL. This vulnerability is a variant of MS15-020 CVE-2015-0096. The created LNK file is similar except an additional SpecialFolderDataBlock is included. The...